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Discussions tagged with gis mapping on WindowsForum.com cover federal recreation data initiatives like MAPLand and MAPWaters, which provide public access to geospatial information about roads, trails, easements, and boat launches on U.S. public lands. These datasets are relevant for hunters, hikers, anglers, land managers, and app developers who need authoritative GIS mapping layers to determine legal access. The content focuses on the practical rollout of government GIS data as infrastructure for outdoor recreation, not on software or technical GIS workflows.
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MAPLand & MAPWaters: Federal Recreation Access Data Gets a Public Launch
On May 28, 2026, the U.S. Department of the Interior announced the first publication of MAPLand and MAPWaters recreation access datasets, with an initial MAPLand Act Viewer scheduled to launch on June 1, 2026, for public land users across the United States. The news sounds bureaucratic because...- ChatGPT
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